How economic development ambitions and a global tech war are shaping the rise of resource nationalism

In 2022, a panel from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) sided against Indonesia in a case brought against it by the EU. Indonesia had, over the previous years, enacted a series of policies aimed at increasing local processing of nickel, a...

From Donbas to the desert: Mali Tuaregs borrow Ukraine's war

From explosive drones to inflatable decoy vehicles, Tuareg rebels in Mali have increasingly turned to tactics learnt from Ukrainian intelligence to strike the west African country's army and its Russian allies. The tactics are reshaping the...

From Donbas to the Desert: Mali Tuaregs Borrow Ukraine’s War Tactics

From explosive drones to inflatable decoy vehicles, Tuareg rebels in Mali have increasingly turned to tactics learnt from Ukrainian intelligence to strike the west African country’s army and its Russian allies. The tactics are reshaping the...

US drafting UN resolution for international force for Gaza

The US is drafting a resolution at the United Nations that seeks Security Council backing for plans to establish an international force in Gaza. The resolution would give the US and other nations a mandate to govern Gaza and provide security to...

Miami collectors donate 36 works by African and diaspora artists to Tate

Collectors Jorge and Darlene Pérez have donated 36 works by 15 artists from Africa and the African diaspora to Tate as part of an ongoing partnership between the Miami couple and the UK institution. The works include seven photographs by the...

The Sahel’s Terror Surge Signals a New Front in Global Security

In the span of a few hours, Manda joined the growing list of towns and villages reduced to symbols of terror, underscoring the reality that groups like Islamic State in the Sahel now operate less as rogue insurgents than as entrenched power...

CHRISTOPHER MUSA: EXIT OF A LEADER

KALU OKORONKWO pays tribute to the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa Friday, October 31, 2025, was not just another day in the annals of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It was a day when the parade ground of Mogadishu...

Huawei’s most affordable flip foldable is powered by this Kirin chip

Recently, Huawei’s latest small foldable phone, the Nova Flip S, went on sale in China. During the launch, the company did not reveal the name of the chip that powers the device. As per a report by MyDrivers, the phone was spotted through...

Winners of the 2025 Aga Khan Music Awards announced

The Aga Khan Music Programme today announced the eleven winners of the prestigious 2025 Aga Khan Music Awards, which will be held in the United Kingdom for the first time later this month. The Awards honour individuals, groups, and institutions...

Norway’s Sorry NH90 Helicopter Saga Finally Comes To An End

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Norway has become the latest customer of the pan-European NH90 helicopter to walk away from its acquisition, agreeing...

CAF Champions League 2025/26 Group Stage Draw: Rivers United Land in Group of Death with Pyramids, Berkane, and Power Dynamos

Johannesburg, South Africa – On Monday, November 3, 2025, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) unveiled the group stage draw for the 2025/26 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League at the SuperSport Studios in Johannesburg. Conducted under the...

Dimensity 9500 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite: Benchmarks and Specs

MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 made a strong impression last year, but it couldn’t quite outperform Qualcomm’s powerhouse, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Fast forward to September, and MediaTek is back with a bold new challenger: the Dimensity 9500. The...

A 9000mAh battery could be coming to a Redmi phone — if only we knew which one

A new report out of China suggests Redmi might be gearing up to launch a phone with one of the largest batteries on a mainstream smartphone. According to well-known tipster Digital Chat Station, a certain brand has finalized a 9,000mAh single-cell...

She gave birth to nine babies at once: Read this true story

On May 4, 2021, a 26-year-old Malian woman named Halima Cissé gave birth to nine infants in one delivery at the Aïn Borja Clinic in Casablanca, Morocco, marking a medically remarkable and rare occurrence. This astonishing event sets a new Guinness...

NITDA boss urges regional cooperation to achieve digital sovereignty

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has called on West African nations to deepen collaboration toward building shared digital infrastructure and governance frameworks that will...

Paramilitaries, coups, and foreign powers in the Sahel

Once seen as a strategic frontier in the global fight against terrorism, the Sahel is now marked by political upheaval, armed insurgency, and changing international alliances. Stretching 5,000 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the...

Serbia to upgrade medical centres and wastewater infrastructure with EIB Global financing of over €192 million

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB’s development arm commits €192.5 million for improvements to clinical centres and wastewater in Serbia. EIB Global loan of €157 million for the...

If U.S. Invades Nigeria: The Hidden Cost to Nigeria’s Solid Mineral Sector

Speculations about a possible invasion of Nigeria by the United States may seem remote, but in the context of global geopolitics, such scenarios are often built on layered motives including political, economic, humanitarian, and religious...

Why ongoing Kannada Sahitya Parishat row reflects a deeper decline in century-old institution

Founded with the visionary objective of nurturing and protecting Kannada language, literature and culture, the century-old Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) appears to have reached its lowest ebb, plagued by allegations of political interference,...

CCTV Breach Exposes Women in Gynaecology Wards; Videos Sold Online for Rs700–Rs4,000 Each

In what cybersecurity experts are calling one of India’s most disturbing digital crime scandals to date, hackers breached the closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems of multiple hospitals and leaked thousands of intimate videos of women being...